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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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EBACE Show Will Not Feature Aircraft on Static Display

EBAA says all exhibits will be indoors and with an improved conference schedule

Aircraft

January 31, 2025

Epic Aircraft Embarking on Second E1000 GX Demo Tour

Some 75 stops are planned and more will be added

Aircraft

January 30, 2025

Copenhagen Helicopter and Crisalion Plan Island-hopping eVTOL Flights

Companies are preparing a business case and infrastructure for services in Denmark

Charter & Fractional

January 30, 2025

Dufour Set To Ship Aero2 Drones to Customers for Real-world Feedback

Swiss company has completed an initial round of test flights with the hybrid-electric tiltwing

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

January 30, 2025

Videos

Rising Demand For Gulfstream Business Jets Prompts Investment In Maintenance Capability

Rising Demand For Gulfstream Business Jets Prompts Investment In Maintenance Capability

Maintenance and Modifications

October 17, 2022

Hydrogen-powered CityHawk eVTOL Aircraft Could Transform Air Ambulance Services

Hydrogen-powered CityHawk eVTOL Aircraft Could Transform Air Ambulance Services

Aircraft

October 17, 2022

What It’s Like to Fly on Xwing’s Experimental Self-flying Cessna Airplane

What It’s Like to Fly on Xwing’s Experimental Self-flying Cessna Airplane

Aircraft

October 12, 2022

All-Electric Alice Aircraft Makes First Flight as Eviation Delays Entry Into Service

All-Electric Alice Aircraft Makes First Flight as Eviation Delays Entry Into Service

Aircraft

October 7, 2022

More Articles

Gulfstream Hopeful for G800 Certification by Midyear

Both the G800 and G400 programs are going ’very nicely’

Aircraft

January 29, 2025

Gulfstream Deliveries Soar Despite Lingering G700 Delays

Gulfstream delivered 136 aircraft in 2024 and is expected to ramp up to 150 in 2025

Aircraft

January 29, 2025

Boom Achieves Supersonic Flight with XB-1 Demonstrator

Boom broke the sound barrier three times during a January 28 flight test

Aircraft

January 28, 2025

Honda Aircraft Inaugurates Echelon Jet Test Facility

Testing will inform further refinement of the next Honda business jet

Aircraft

January 28, 2025

Argus Sees Business Aircraft Ops Ticking Up in 2025

Argus forecasts a 0.2% gain in business aircraft flights in North America

Aircraft

January 28, 2025

Utah Partners with Beta To Launch AAM Operations

Beta will install electric aircraft charging stations in Utah

Regulations and Government

January 28, 2025

Boeing Strives To Turn Corner on Heavy 2024 Losses

Machinists’ strike and troubled defense programs take a toll on balance sheet

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 28, 2025

Korean Start-up Airbility Raises Funds for Hybrid-electric VTOL Aircraft

Company plans include the AB-0 drone and the AB-2 two-seat eVTOL aircraft

Aircraft

January 28, 2025

JetAviva Expands into Large-cabin Business Jet Sales

Half of the aircraft broker‘s transactions in 2024 came from repeat customers

Aircraft

January 28, 2025

Airbus Pauses Plans to Bring NextGen eVTOL Aircraft to Market

Decision was announced as the European manufacturer announced strong growth in helicopter sales

Aircraft

January 28, 2025

Business Aircraft Ops Slide Again in North America, Europe

North American operations were down by 1.8% in 2024

Aircraft

January 27, 2025

Baykar Signs Preliminary Contract To Acquire Piaggio

Takeover of the Avanti II aircraft’s manufacturer is expected to close in the spring

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 27, 2025

Investors Back eVTOL Developer Vertical with $84 Million in New Capital

Funding round that closed on January 24 includes two-tier warrants plus new stock

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 27, 2025

Volo Mission Becomes Robinson R66 Utility Distributor

Company will provide transition and cargo hook training

Aircraft

January 27, 2025

Some Lilium Staff Recalled to Work With Buy-Out Set to Close

Insolvent German subsidiaries now trading as Lilium Aerospace

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 24, 2025

Flying Privately: Is It Time To Buy an Aircraft?

It may make sense to buy your own aircraft if you fly privately often enough

Aircraft

January 23, 2025